GAMES LOST: 423 (all games through Dec. 14, plus New Year’s Day Winter Classic and All-Star weekend).

BACK TO WORK: After initial meetings with federal mediators, the NHL and players’ association are expected to resume negotiations Wednesday for the first time in a week. The last bargaining session ended after about two hours, following the presentation of a comprehensive new proposal by the union. The sides agreed Monday to have non-binding mediation enter the stalled negotiating progress.

WHAT WE MISSED: A heavy 11-game schedule was lost Tuesday night, including a matchup of leading Western Conference teams that would have had the Phoenix Coyotes in Hockeytown to face the Detroit Red Wings. The Coyotes won the Pacific Division last season with 97 points — one more than San Jose — while Detroit finished third in the Central Division despite posting 102 points. Phoenix advanced to the Western Conference finals before falling to eventual Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles, while Detroit was eliminated in the first round by divisional foe Nashville, which finished two points ahead of the Red Wings in the Central.

ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: The Red Wings announced that forward Patrick Eaves would undergo surgery on his broken jaw and be sidelined for six to eight weeks. Eaves was taken off the ice on a stretcher when he was injured late in a game against Nashville when he was struck near the right ear by a slap shot taken by Predators defenseman Roman Josi.